Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Blooms for the First Tuesday in May

I am so tickled that spring is in full swing. Jean, from MsGreenthumbjean hosts Bloomin Tuesday, and since I'm continuing to have new blooms, I'm joining again this week.

The first blooms are from the 'Cherry Blossoms Magic Fountains' delphinium that had short buds on it when I bought it. I should clip them off, since they are supposed to be taller.

I like the combination of the lunaria and the reblooming iris.

These are some irises a neighbor friend gave me a couple years ago.

I'm enjoying the columbines.

I should check into dividing the alliums. I'm guessing the best time to do that is in the spring when they first come up.

These pansies and violas are filling up the pot nicely.

The mystery euphorbia sure is a pretty plant, and the seedheads with the bracts are still looking like blooms.

I just planted this 'Blue Angel' Bugloss Anchusa a few days ago. I hope it likes this spot.

I planted these white dianthus last year.

This is scullcap, Scutellaria Resinosa, 'Smoky Hills'. I've grown it before, but can't remember how long it lived. The Mongolian Skies has done well for a number of years. I hope this one likes this spot.

I hope you are having a great week, finding the time to do things you enjoy.

17 comments:

Hi Sue ~ Glad you are able to be outdoors enjoying your gardens as they grow and bloom. You have such lovely flowers, so different from what I can grow down here. Enjoy all of the beauty that surrounds you.

Sue girl !Isn't it exciting when we finally get to see some flowers in our garden ! .. Yours look pretty and very happy where they are planted indeed : ) .. I love my little forget-me-not Blue Ball and Jack Frost Brunnera is smiling at me with his blue flowers too .. after that long winter we really appreciate our gardens now : )A very pretty May flower post girl !Joy

All the lovely flowers in your yard, simply gorgeous. Do the irises really bloom more than once wow. I think that the Alliums are wonderful with their purple heads on the matchstick stalks. I must get me some for next year. Does your dog stay on the sidewalk? Blessings Meg

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I am married with 2 grown children, two grandsons, and a granddaugher. We live in the house on a corner lot that my husband grew up in. I have been talking him out of more grass over time in order to increase space for gardening. We have veggies, annual, biennial and perennial flowers, some wild and/or native, and herbs sharing growing areas. A number of years ago, we had to have the tree in our front yard cut down, and I put mostly native plants in this area. I love seeing insects, especially bees and butterflies frequent the blooms, and have some plants for the caterpillars to eat.

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